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Wild Country Technical Friends

Climbing > ProtectionRated: 4 by 2 reviews.

Mountain Gear

Choose quickly among the color-coded Technical Friends cams from Wild Country that give the term "friends" a whole new meaning. With exceptionally smooth trigger action, impressive machined cam stops, and an easily replaceable and field maintainable trigger, they work exceptionally well for shallow placements.

Features:

  • Easily identify each cam by their color
  • Maintain the smooth, replaceable triggers in the field when necessary and count on the reprofiled design to eliminate rack tangling
  • Milled stops
  • Seat the cam on sketchy surfaces with the lightweight chrome-moly steel stems that ensure properly loaded geometry and a balanced design

Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)

Wild Country presents a new range of Technical Friends featuring important technical advances in strength, size range, weight and durability.

Features:

  • Extended triggers allow for deeper placement
  • Field-Maintainable triggers allow easy replacement even in the wildest locations
  • No other range of cams has you better protected
  • Re-profiled, color-coded cams ensure tangle free racking on long pitches
Protection Color:Red
Range:1.14 - 1.73 in.
Range (mm):10-16 (00); 13-19 (0); 17-24 (0.5); 19-29 (1.00); 21-33 (1.25, ); 23-35 (1.50); 25-41 (1.75); 29-44 (2.00); 33-55 (2.50); 43-66 (3.00); 51-82 (3.50); 64-100 (4.00); 84-136 (5.00); 118-194 (6.00)
Strength:14 kN
Strength (kN):10 (00, Gold); 14 (0, Blue); 14 (0.5, Red); 14 (1.00); 14 (1.25); 14 (1.50); 14 (1.75); 14 (2.00); 14 (2.50); 14 (3.00); 14 (3.50); 14 (4.00); 14 (5.00); 14 (6.00)
Weight:3.89 oz.
Weight (Grams):111g
Weight (g):60 (00); 79 (0); 85 (0.5); 95 (1.00); 98 (1.25); 98 (1.50); 107 (1.75); 111 (2.00); 122 (2.50, Gold); 155 (3.00); 178 (3.50); 217 (4.00); 340 (5.00); 520 (6.00)
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Sometimes, we can't be sure that the product is the same across the stores that offer it, so you may find the same product listed more than once on GearBuyer.com, we list these highly similar products below.

Wild Country Technical Friends #1Wild Country Technical Friends #1$60.00
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Wild Country Technical Friends #4Wild Country Technical Friends #4$60.00
Wild Country Technical Friends CamsWild Country Technical Friends Cams$47.96 - $65.00

Option Availability:

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Size
059.9559.9530 More...
.559.95
159.95
1.2559.95
1.559.95
1.7559.95
259.95
2.559.95
359.95
3.564.95
469.95
5119.00

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Notes:

Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) offers this product at $60.00, but does not provide any color/size information.

Wild Country Technical Friends Reviews Summary:

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Positive Reviews:

I would purchase this product again

Rating:*****
I love the way it feels especially the thumb placement, very smooth. (I have been using my boyfriends 1970's Friends). I love the improvements. Thank you
AnnaPrana at Mountain Gear on 11/09/2008

Negative Reviews:

big shaky

Rating:**
The smaller sizes are good. I got the #6 when it first hit the market to add some big to my rack to protect o.w's. Now days though it just can't compete with the BD double axle design. The WC's big lobes can twist out of alignment with each other and make for some spicy moments and choice words trying to get things straightened out. Last time I used it I got it all jacked up and didn't even bother clipping it. Go with BD or Big Bros.
snarg at Mountain Gear on 05/28/2009